Fauxlore! A Myth-Busting Romp through Colonial Vineyard History with Norah Van Riper

Join local historian Norah Van Riper for a light-hearted and highly interactive program tackling some of the most pervasive myths about pre industrial life on Martha's Vineyard. This event will be held at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, located at 51 Spring Street in Vineyard Haven (above the Tisbury Town Hall). Free and open to the public. No registration required.

We all know that “back then" everyone — especially Islanders — grew all their own food and made all their own clothes and never bought anything from anyone… Or did they? Play along as we tackle some of the most pervasive myths about pre industrial life on Martha's Vineyard and across New England. We’ll dissect everything from the houses they built to the clothes they wore, the food they ate and the lives they actually lived, all while uncovering how the myths began and how they replaced the realities.

Itinerant historian Norah Van Riper has been in the museum and living history trades for the better part of twenty-five years. Though her focus is primarily on historical agriculture and domestic life in New England before the Industrial Revolution, she’s known to dabble in a number of other subjects and periods. Her real passion lies in giving voice to the forgotten and misunderstood people of the past. She lives in Vineyard Haven.

You may also like the following events from Vineyard Haven Public Library:

• This Thursday, 14th August, 02:00 pm, VHPL Book Club Reads “Rental House: A Novel” by Weike Wang in Vineyard Haven
• This Thursday, 14th August, 02:30 pm, Virtual Art History Series: The Museums of the Vatican in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
• Next Tuesday, 19th August, 06:00 pm, Butterflies of Martha's Vineyard with Matt Pelikan of BiodiversityWorks in Vineyard Haven

Also check out other Arts events in Vineyard Haven, Theatre events in Vineyard Haven.